These links are for people registered to attend the online version of the Early Literacy 101 workshop. Please read/view all the items on the first list before the first workshop session. Please read/view all the items on the second list before the second workshop session.
EL101 Session 1 (Introduction, Brain Development, Five Practices)
Pre-reading/viewing assignments
- Ohio Ready to Read overview flyer
- Milestones in Early Literacy Development
- Harvard Center for the Developing Child videos:
- Brain Development in Early Childhood and Brain Research
- How Are Brains Built?
- Parentese video (PBS)
- Having a Conversation about the Pictures in a Book
- Not Just Scribbles: How Tots Start Learning Text is Symbolic
- The Many Benefits of Messy Play
- A Letter from Play to Parents
Bring with you to the online workshop session:
- Two (or more) picture books that you like to use in storytime. If you don’t lead storytime, bring two (or more) picture books, board books, and/or early nonfiction that you would recommend to families with young children.
EL101 session 2 (Decoding and Comprehension, Six Skills, Putting It All Together)
Pre-reading/viewing assignments
- Summary of the Six Skills
- Background Information for Storytime
- Music in Early Literacy Storytimes
- From the Six Skills to the Five Practices
- The Five Practices and the Early Literacy Components Support Each Other
- Anatomy of a Storytime Literacy Message from Mel's Desk
- Saroj Ghoting video: What Is an Effective Early Literacy Aside?
- Saroj Ghoting video: All Three Early Literacy Asides
- So You're Parenting a Preschooler
- 40 Developmental Assets for Early Childhood
- Ohio Kindergarten Readiness Assessment: Welcome to Kindergarten
Bring with you to the online workshop session:
- Two (or more) picture books that you like to use in storytime, and one storytime outline. If you don’t lead storytime, bring two books that you would recommend to families with young children.
- One storytime outline. If you don't lead storytime, you may borrow a storytime outline from a co-worker or locate one online. If you have questions, contact your workshop facilitator.
- If you can, print and bring a copy each of the Background Information for Storytime and Anatomy of a Storytime Literacy Message handouts. They will be helpful during a group activity.
Bonus! Optional reading and viewing assignments for participants interested in learning about best practices in online/virtual storytime
Watch these at your convenience before the first or second session or after the workshop.
- Virtual Storytime: Successes and Challenges (OLC webinar, free to access, run time 1 hr. 40 min.)
- Getting Started with Virtual Storytimes (WebJunction webinar, free but site registration is required, run time 1 hr. 45 min.)
- 5 Tips for Filming Virtual Storytime (post on ALSC blog)
